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Comment
. 2006 May 6;332(7549):1063-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38771.471563.80. Epub 2006 Mar 17.

Is society losing control of the medical research agenda?

Brendan Delaney  1
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Is society losing control of the medical research agenda?

Brendan Delaney. BMJ. .
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Funnel plot showing asymmetry in meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of cisapride versus placebo in non-ulcer dyspepsia. If relative risk (effect size) is plotted against 1/standard error, small negative trials should balance small positive trials. This plot indicates an absence of negative trials, which biases the pooled effect.
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